Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Daniel Allen Dorsey
Details
- Rank: Corporal (Highest Rank: First Lieutenant)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company H,
33d Ohio Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Georgia, USA
Citation
One of 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanaooga and Atlanta.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: September 17, 1863
- Born: December 31, 1838, Lancaster, Fairfield County, OH, United States
- Died: May 10, 1918, Leavenworth, KS, United States
- Buried: Leavenworth National Cemetery (MH) (11-19-8), Leavenworth, KS, United States